The full unreleased audio travelogue of field recordist and ethnomusicologist, Deben Bhattacharya, is a glimpse into the parallel, unknown past of 1955. Listening to it, you can imagine what would have happened to modern music, if Paris To Calcutta was handed to the beat generation along with Harry Smith's Anthology Of American Folk Music. A highlight of this or any other year.

Ultra lo-fi field recordings of Voodoo practices from the polymath Maya Deren. If you ever wondered how the fuck Brian Eno went polyrhythmic on our asses with Fear Of Music/Remain In Light, well, this is your chance. Of course, you can't have an all persons fictitious disclaimer. William Bennett based his whole Cut Hands shtick on this record.

10 March 2017

This one is a really special mixtape with trance-inducing archaic field recordings of greek folk and ritual music. The almost psychedelic effect of the performances is miles away from the hideous moussaka muzak that you will come across if you ever visit this shithole. This is the way, step inside.

Black Merlin's portable recorder captures local gamelan orchestras from the Indonesian islands, while he manages to blend them seamlessly into his locked grooves. The result gets really interesting on tracks like Tutur, which essentially is a post-punk hiccup or the Sandwell Districtisms of Waiting For The Horn, with ceremonial chants and all that jazz. If the cover won't convince you, then nothing will.

Cruise (Force The Truth)

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